Sokope Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sokope Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Sokope (49) may also be a first name.

Sokope Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sokope Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sokope is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sokope.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokope? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Sokope live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Sokope is also the 1,430,306th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 49 people.

The last name Sokope is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Sokope is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 47 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 21 percent are found and Chimbu, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Sokope is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokopee921/
Sokop91155/
Sokoipei86273/
Soukop83348/
Sokopp8375/
Sokopi8350/
Sekope8333/
Sukope8324/
Sokape8315/
Sokopa8315/
Sakope8313/
Sokoup839/
Sokepe834/
Sokopf833/
Socope831/
Shockopie800/
Shokopa7742/
Soukopf7718/
Soukopp7717/
Sakoupe778/
Sokopit774/
Shakope772/
Siakope772/
Sokopoa771/
Sokopha771/
Soukoup771/
Jokoper771/
Socop738,748/
Sokov733,502/
Sakop7368/
Sokob7342/
Sokap7326/
Sukhoper7120/
Sokopová7110/
Shakopee716/
Sokopova716/
Sockhopp711/
Shakopey711/
Sekepe67917/
Sokhov67468/
Soukopová67248/
Jocope67178/
Sakopa67107/
Sekape6775/
Sokapa6767/
Sakape6758/
Shakop6729/
Soikov6726/
Jakope6722/
Soukov6716/
Sakopi6714/
Soykov6714/
Súkopa6710/
Sukape678/
Soskob678/
Soukopova677/
Sookov677/
Sokoov676/
Sekopi675/
Jokopi674/
Szokob673/
Sagkop673/
Sockov672/
Sakepe671/
Seukop671/
Shocop671/
Sacope671/
Zokape671/
Sokcov671/
Sukopa671/
Cocope671/
Socoop670/
Socoup670/
Soukap670/
Saukop670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sokope
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